The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and CRDF Global are starting a joint research grant program between young Arab female scientists and U.S. researchers in agricultural science.
The collaboration – which aims to facilitate research partnerships between American and Arab – will open up new opportunities for Arab women researchers working in the field of agricultural science to expand their vision and knowledge. The program is accepting project proposals in:
- Breeding/genomics around important food crops and resiliency for climate change and salinity, and
- Water, soil and nutrient management to enhance resiliency to climate change and salinity.
In addition to supporting high-quality research, the program will seek to promote the advancement of women in research, as well as facilitate international research partnerships between scientists from the USA and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The competition requires participation of joint research teams of scientists employed in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and USA to participate with Principal Investigator from MENA and US. The program emphasis that supported project from MENA region is led by early-career female researchers, identified as a clinician or scientist who has received their highest degree of education within the past five years. The participating countries in the MENA region include Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.
The selection of project proposals will be based on criteria such as technical merit, research plan, research impact, personnel capacity and benefit to education and infrastructure. The teams will awarded up to $100,000 (U.S.) for a period of one to three years.
The full Request for Proposals (RFP) is posted on the ICBA and CRDF Global websites at www.crdfglobal.org/grants-and-grantees/current-funding-opportunities/2016/03/08/mena-women-in-agriculture
Proposals must be submitted by June 15.
For any questions, please contact Christopher Maxwell at researchpartnerships@CRDFglobal.org